Arrowhead Custom Framing

Candy was very polite, personable, and helpful in helping me get some custom frames set up. I think her shop is great, there’s no question why she has been in business for so long.
5 stars.

Candy knows frames. She knows art. She knows color. She knows mats. She knows many fantastic secrets that will make your wall art look wonderful. And… she will also send a pro to your home to hang your art for an additional charge.
We have collected art for a number of years and have inherited some cool treasures. But the cool treasures had busted frames, avocado green matting and funky bent metal spacers. They all needed help.
I took five paintings in for a makeover. Candy and I played with many of the gorgeous frames and mats until we came up with some great looks. I could not be happier with the results and highly recommend Arrowhead.

They did an excellent job re-​stretching two original paintings I brought back from traveling abroad. They took great care of my art and built custom sized stretcher boards and braced the large piece well to prevent buckling, all at a very reasonable price. They also completed the job when they had estimated they would. Everyone I interacted with was nice on top of being very professional.

I’ve been having Arrowhead Custom Framing do my framing for a long time. They are the best!
Candy has excellent taste and can help find the perfect frame for any type of painting or picture. She has gone out of her way to help in whatever needs there have been concerning my paintings and pictures. I can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather go.
Thank you Arrowhead Custom Framing!

Rip-​off artists looking for a quick buck by offering bad but expensive business that they take too long to do in an unprofessional manner. I’d recommend you look further to take care of your framing needs.

I’ve been using Arrowhead for years for framing works of art as well as old treasured photos and recently a poster desired by the neighborhood fire station. When I take in an item to be framed, it is like a partnership as we talked about how to best show off the item with the framing. I like to buy local art and if possible, have the artist visit my home so they can see the love and care I am giving the art they created. The last artist wanted to know who I used for faming as the art was framed in a unique and appropriate manner. Very fun! The price to protect my art/​photographs is worth it when I see the result.

Candy helped me hang two growth rulers I made. She was super friendly and fast! Even though it is a fancy custom framer she is affordable and worth going to if you are framing anything. Very recommended.

Please please please, if you care about your artwork do not come here for stretching or framing. We recently moved to the area and were searching for a good framer. After reading the positive reviews I had high hopes, but one of our pieces was damaged by Candy.
I brought in a couple of things, one for framing and the other to be stretched and framed. The selection is okay, not extensive, but not bad either (a lot of the samples she has on the wall aren’t actually available). Anyway, Candy unrolled one of the pieces and dropped a weight on it carelessly, bending the paper. Unfortunately the wrinkle was not fixable. I was upset, but mistakes do happen, so rather than go elsewhere we decided to go forth with the order. What a mistake. When we picked up our items, the stretch job was AWFUL. Absolutely shoddy. You can see wrinkles in the canvas where it was improperly done. Also, she didn’t clean the piece, so it had all sorts of debris on it, from who knows what.
What a disappointment, especially considering she’s charging top-​notch prices, which would be just fine if the work warranted it, but it certainly did not.

Friendly staff, excellent quality, and reasonable pricing.

Great customer service; great experience.

I used Arrowhead for my first real art print that I wanted to get specially framed. Working with Candy was such a pleasure! She was very patient throughout the decision process and also offered helpful suggestions.
The finished product is absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much for your help Candy!

When I asked a coworker where I should go to get some framing done, she practically pushed me all the way to Arrowhead. She couldn’t say enough about how happy she was with the work they had done on her wedding and graduation photos. Arrowhead has been open for 35 years and is located in an historic building on Guadalupe. Both Brandon and my boyfriend confirmed that Michael’s perpetual ‘sales’ on framing result in prices that are similar to Arrowhead’s. Plus you get the personal touch and creative support that comes from being real experts and being invested in Austin and the business of framing. Ask Brandon to tell you stories about the various frames in the lobby of the store. In addition to working on a frame for my boyfriend, I took in a little broken mirror from Mexico, and Candy fixed it instantly for no charge. Your search for a framer ends here.

This place was great. I walked in just to get a painting and frame fixed that I broke and they fixed it for free. He asked if I wanted a new frame since the one it had was old and a bit cheap but all I needed was a fix so he grabbed his staple gun and patched it right up. Only took about 10 minutes and I was on my way. I will definitely go back for any framing needs after the great customer service Arrowhead showed.

Candy and Brandon are amazing! Great gallery and professional work! They have always done all my art justice. Great craftsmanship!

I love this place. Candy, the cool owner, always helps me out and she’s funny and has a lot of patience with me. And she also has some good suggestions to help me out when I’m clueless. And the prices are really good for the very good quality work she does. Plus, she’s an artist, so she is really interested in the work and in the fine art posters that I have taken there. I take a couple of posters and prints there every year and she never disappoints. The store also has a very cool atmosphere for such a small store. I love going there as much as I love getting the art back.

I have used Arrowhead for over twelve years now… Candy Nichols has framed literally hundreds of things for me over the years — both my professional work and items from my personal collection. She is a kind, gifted and talented framer. I would recommend their work to anyone.
Those who would complain about the pricing in this shop are probably the ones used to Hobby Lobby and their ilk. With Arrowhead, you always get what you pay for, and usually more. I am no novice to framing and have seen the work of most all the frame companies in the city. I am also, frankly, picky as hell. Artworks, though adequate, does not offer the one on one attention to detail, nor have I found them to be very friendly.
I love Arrowhead and I love supporting Austin’s own businesses. They receive my heartiest recommendation.
For objects you treasure and if you want the best for your artwork, then Arrowhead is the best choice by far.

Can’t say how it looks, because I STILL haven’t seen my framed art.
It’s been a month & a half. They have had no problem charging my credit card $ 400 plus dollars– I have not gotten a phone call saying my framing is done. When I do call the line is busy.
Don’t bother– Artworks Gallery is the best choice for framing is Austin!

I had 3 unique items framed here. The owner was great about giving my ideas. They did say it would take 2 weeks to complete. It took 3 ½ weeks but did a good job. The price seemed a little high but I didn’t shop around to get other quotes.

I have used Arrowhead for 4 projects over several years. It’s difficult to write a witty review on something as mundane as picture framing, so I will stick to the facts. These folks are professionals, every time I used them they made a thoughtful recommendation for my frame. The work was done to a very high standard, and completed on time. The prices are bit higher than some of the chains, but you get real craftsmen (or is the term craftspeople?) who care about their work. I highly recommend Arrowhead for framing both high end art and decent posters. If you are trying to frame something simple and want an inexpensive solution, then Ikea may be a good choice. But for the good stuff, this is a great option.